The baby name Myrilla is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /maɪˈrɪlə/ (my‑RIL‑uh); occasionally /mɪˈrɪlə/ (mi‑RIL‑uh).
The baby name Myrilla is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /maɪˈrɪlə/ (my‑RIL‑uh); occasionally /mɪˈrɪlə/ (mi‑RIL‑uh).
Myrilla is in Origin.
Myrilla is a rare English feminine given name, probably an elaboration of Myra formed with the fashionable -illa suffix. Myra was promoted in the 17th century by Fulke Greville and is linked either to the Greek myrrha “myrrh” (the fragrant resin with biblical resonance) or to the ancient city of Myra in Lycia. In parish rolls and U.S. records the spelling Myrilla surfaces sporadically in the 1800s–early 1900s, aligning with Victorian taste for lilting, Latinate endings.
Because of its phonetic proximity, Myrilla is also treated as a variant of Mirella/Mirela or Mirilla, diminutives of Mira from Latin mirus “wonderful, admirable” or Slavic mir “peace, world.” Expected variants include Myrella, Mirilla, Mirella, and Marilla; short forms Rilla, Mira, and Myra. Depending on the chosen root, the name conveys senses such as “myrrh; fragrance,” “admirable,” or “peace.”
We have no record of Myrilla in any national birth registry or name dataset. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.
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